Question 1

What is Mishkat al-Masabih 568 about?

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This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of Prayer) states: "An-Nu‘man b. Bashir said, “I am the one who is best informed of the time of this prayer, the last prayer of the evening. God’s Messenger used to observe it when the moon went down on its third night.”…"

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

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This hadith is from Mishkat al-Masabih, which contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books. It is hadith number 568 in the Book of Prayer.

Question 3

I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Mishkat al-Masabih #568

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